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.TH IFCFG 8 "September 24 2009" "iproute2" "Linux"
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.SH NAME
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ifcfg \- simplistic script which replaces ifconfig IP management
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.ad l
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.in +8
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.ti -8
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.B ifcfg
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.RI "[ " DEVICE " ] [ " command " ] " ADDRESS " [ " PEER " ] "
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.sp
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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This manual page documents briefly the
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.B ifcfg
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command.
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.PP
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This is a simplistic script replacing one option of
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.B ifconfig
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, namely, IP address management. It not only adds
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addresses, but also carries out Duplicate Address Detection RFC-DHCP,
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sends unsolicited ARP to update the caches of other hosts sharing
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the interface, adds some control routes and restarts Router Discovery
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when it is necessary.
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.SH IFCONFIG - COMMAND SYNTAX
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.SS
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.TP
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.B DEVICE
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- it may have alias, suffix, separated by colon.
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.TP
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.B command
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- add, delete or stop.
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.TP
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.B ADDRESS
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- optionally followed by prefix length.
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.TP
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.B peer
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- optional peer address for pointpoint interfaces.
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.SH NOTES
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This script is not suitable for use with IPv6.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.RB "IP Command reference " ip-cref.ps
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